H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Beth Herr vs Barbara Paulus H2H: 0-1

Barbara Paulus holds a 1–0 lead over Beth Herr in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Barbara Paulus leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Barbara Paulus won the 1987 Strasbourg Open round of 32 2-6 6-4 6-0.

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Beth Herr
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Barbara Paulus
AUT Age 56 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Paulus #124 2-6 6-4 6-0 Beth Herr #75 Match data May 21, 1987* R32 Strasbourg Open WTA 500 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Beth Herr #424 #31 18 1,766 107 128 45.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Barbara Paulus #347 #10 1,696 1,957 232 140 62.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Beth Herr Barbara Paulus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1986 4–3 57.1% #165 1,528 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1987 11–10 52.4% #70 1,594 0 0
17 1981 0–4 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 1988 21–11 65.6% #27 1,755 0 1
18 1982 8–5 61.5% — 1,625 0 0 1989 30–16 65.2% #24 1,835 0 1
19 1983 19–18 51.4% — 1,702 0 0 1990 32–14 69.6% #15 1,895 0 2
20 1984 20–21 48.8% #39 1,699 0 0 1991 17–13 56.7% #25 1,846 0 2
21 1985 17–23 42.5% #47 1,630 0 0 1992 4–8 33.3% #209 1,719 0 2
22 1986 22–15 59.5% #52 1,707 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1987 7–16 30.4% #126 1,583 0 1 1994 5–7 41.7% #108 1,659 0 2
24 1988 5–10 33.3% #98 1,544 0 1 1995 21–7 75.0% #23 1,798 0 4
25 1989 9–14 39.1% #132 1,539 0 1 1996 38–16 70.4% #10 1,868 0 5
26 1990 0–2 0.0% #373 1,518 0 1 1997 32–16 66.7% #24 1,878 0 6
27 — — — — — — — 1998 17–19 47.2% #45 1,751 0 6

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Beth Herr Barbara Paulus
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1988 6 2 8 75.0% 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 1982 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1989 11 6 17 64.7% 19 9 28 67.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1984 13 5 18 72.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 1991 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
21 1985 11 13 24 45.8% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1992 1 5 6 16.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1986 17 8 25 68.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1987 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1994 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1988 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1995 9 2 11 81.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 1989 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1996 8 5 13 61.5% 22 6 28 78.6% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
26 1990 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 5 4 9 55.6% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 5 8 13 38.5% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
Career — 69 61 130 53.1% 15 29 44 34.1% 9 17 26 34.6% 14 21 35 40.0% — 75 55 130 57.7% 120 56 176 68.2% 2 6 8 25.0% 35 23 58 60.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Beth Herr Barbara Paulus
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1529 102.3 — — — — — +50 — 52.9% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.85
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1594 117.4 — — — — — +61 — 52.2% -0.02 2–4 (33%) 1–0 — +2.31
17 1981 1483 116.0 — — — — +92 — — 11.1% -2.44 0–1 0–1 — -0.22 1988 1756 133.5 — — — — -127 +35 — 61.1% +0.69 6–2 (75%) 5–2 (71%) 107.4 +1.41
18 1982 1626 130.3 — — — — +65 -105 — 58.6% +0.48 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.21 1989 1835 142.7 — — — — -98 +11 — 58.0% +0.71 15–5 (75%) 1–5 (17%) 103.7 -1.53
19 1983 1703 130.1 — — — — +4 -34 -74 52.2% +0.27 7–9 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 101.7 +0.51 1990 1896 143.9 — — — — -23 +25 — 63.7% +0.76 13–8 (62%) 5–3 (63%) 103.5 +1.16
20 1984 1699 124.5 — — — — +40 -72 -81 47.9% -0.17 9–7 (56%) 3–3 (50%) 103.5 +0.62 1991 1846 140.0 — — — — 0 — — 53.8% +0.29 6–3 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 -1.04
21 1985 1630 116.2 — — — — +40 -30 -81 41.3% -0.46 8–4 (67%) 6–0 (100%) 107.3 +1.50 1992 1720 104.4 — — — — +20 +127 — 37.0% -1.19 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.05
22 1986 1707 128.7 — — — — +52 -147 — 60.5% +0.78 2–7 (22%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 +4.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1987 1583 108.5 — — — — +35 -89 -19 34.7% -0.98 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.29 1994 1660 112.9 — — — — +3 — — 31.8% -0.82 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
24 1988 1544 102.6 — — — — +15 — — 36.8% -0.76 4–6 (40%) 0–1 — +0.77 1995 1799 130.3 — — — — -17 +64 — 67.2% +1.11 7–1 (88%) 4–0 (100%) 110.4 +2.57
25 1989 1540 114.6 — — — — +18 — — 43.6% -0.47 3–6 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — +1.57 1996 1869 151.5 — — — — -65 +97 — 67.2% +1.23 9–12 (43%) 3–3 (50%) 94.9 +0.39
26 1990 1519 101.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — -0.16 1997 1878 149.1 — — — — -57 +105 — 64.8% +1.27 9–6 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 100.4 +3.06
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1751 136.5 — — — — +25 +129 — 46.3% -0.34 7–5 (58%) 2–1 (67%) 100.4 -0.80
Career — 1766 126.0 — — — — +36 -57 -62 46.7% -0.17 37–45 (45%) 22–17 (56%) 102.6 +4.60 — 1958 145.3 — — — — -35 +69 — 58.7% +0.60 78–50 (61%) 34–26 (57%) 105.4 +2.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.